Vehicle-spring.



C. S. VAN SYOKEL.

VEHICLE SPRING. APPLICATION r1121) JANQIQ, 1914.

1,1 1 1,279. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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A 77' OHIVE Y.

HIE NORRIS PETERS ca. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, u. c.

UN TE smrnsrarnnr OFFICE.

To all whom it ma mm.-

omens SLvANsYoKEL, OECAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

' l VEHICLE-SPRING."

e e s m- Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

"a ailm nton filed January 19, 1914. Serial m5. 812,889.

Be it k flwl that It s CLAUDE S,v VAN fireman, cltlzeh' of the United States, residing in the c'ityj'ofQQamden, county of @amden, and StateQoffNevvfi Jersey, have invented certain Improvements .in Vehicle- Springs, of which thefolloivingis specifi cation.

My inventionis a vehicle spring designed more partlcularly for use in filltOHlObllfiS,

and itsfprimary object is to provide a'fisimjple' construction having great resiliency, per- 1 mit'ting an extended movement, reducing the {transmission of shocks to 'a minimum, and

providing easy riding qualities In the preferred I construction, a leaf spring supports scroll o'r, Csprings through a hanger connected there'Witlrby three pivotal'bearlngs. I W i v I -In the accompanying draw ngs, Figure 1 is. apart sectional side elevation of mechaof Fig. 1.

nism embodying my improvements, and Fig. 21s a sectional view takenon the l ne 2-2 The mechanism shown in thddratvirigs comprlses the automobile axle=l hav ng fixed thereon the beairmgQ'for the leaf sprlng 3 Which is fixed in place by the clamp 41; vthe automobile frame member 5 having fixed thereto the bearmgfi for the spring leaves "2', 8,9, 10, 11, 12 13,and 14, ivhich are fixed to the bearing Gyby the clamps 15, and'the hangers 16 which are pivotally connected to the eye 3 of the scroll or Q-spring 3 by the bolt 17 to the pair of springs 7 and 9 by the boltlS, and to the pair of scroll orjCjsprings 11 and 12 by the bolt 19. The short leaves 8, '10, 13, andi ld reinforce the leaves 1 :7, 9,111,- and 12. The nested leaves 7 and ,9. have" separated gs'ectlon's curved through j extended arcs and converglngtoward ends thereof provided Withnested eyes? and 9;

which are engaged on the bolt or pin 18. v

The nested leaves l1 and12-have separated sections curved through extended arcs and converging toward ends thereof provided with nested eyes 11 and 12 which are engaged on the bolt or pin 19.

Inoperation, shocks communicated to the axle 1 are absorbed or modified so as to eliminate theusual jars, to the frame 5, and the frame is provided Withan extended movement rendering the body carried thereby unusually easy riding, by the peculiar Characteristics of the spring, particularly the characteristics and connections of the spring leaves 7, 9, 11 and 12; I

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A vehicle spring comprising a pivoted hanger, and spring leaves arranged in sets,

hanger.

2. Aflvehicle spring comprising a leaf spring, ahanger pivotally connected there- {1. A vehicle spring comprising ,a leaf spring, a hanger, pivoted directly thereto,

and scroll springs having separatedirectm pivotal connect ons With said hanger said tion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name. this l lth day of January,"l9l4:, in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses.

CLAUDE S. VANSYCKEL. ld itnessesi v Jos. G. DENNY,"Jr., CLN. BUTLER.

hanger having: only three points of conneccopies of'this patent may be ohtained for five cents eaeh,,by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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'60, each set having leaves with separated secv ,t onsconverging to connections with said 

